In the new documentary, “Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen,” Norman Jewison recalls how he was offered the chance to lead the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical “Fiddler…Continue Reading →
Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s gorgeous, haunted and excellent film “Parallel Mothers” begins as Janis (Penelope Cruz) has affair with a married forensic anthropologist, which lands her in the hospital maternity…Continue Reading →
Wes Anderson’s latest film, “The French Dispatch”—finally arriving in theaters after a year and a half covid delay—is a wistful comedy nostalgic for the end of an era—well, two eras—the…Continue Reading →
From my article in Dig Boston: “I’s sick O Massa hans all ova me.” So begins Ifé Franklin’s 2018 book “The Slave Narrative of Willie Mae” (Wildheart Press). “This book…Continue Reading →
In the upcoming Netflix movie “Fatherhood,” Kevin Hart plays a widowed father in Boston coping “with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter…Continue Reading →
For Groundhog Day, we visit Ms. G, the official groundhog of Massachusetts, as she looks for her shadow at Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln. Did you know…Continue Reading →
“I really dreamed of a performance piece. And it was right after Kamala [Harris] was elected vice president,” explains Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons of the art film “When We Gather” that…Continue Reading →
Join us on a winter Wonderland adventure: Make paper snowflakes. Build a snow person. Spot blue jays. Go sledding. Wonderland Spectacle Co. produces videos and parades and festivals and all…Continue Reading →
A new art and nature video for kids from Wonderland Spectacle Co.: When a family of wild turkeys visited our backyard in Greater Boston, we wondered how the birds came…Continue Reading →
“Sequestered Storytime with Jef Czekaj”—Somerville children’s book author and artist Jef Czekaj’s DIY television show for kids—represents one of the more delightful ways folks are navigating the daunting seriousness of…Continue Reading →